Healy House Museum was the Leadville, Colorado home built in 1878 by mining engineer and city father August R. Meyer for his bride, Emma. It was purchased in 1888 by Daniel Healy (1857-1912), who operated a boarding house with his cousin Nellie Healy.

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About Leadville

City in Colorado, United States

1877Established

2,633Population

1.1 sq miArea

10,151 ftElevation

Leadville ( LED-vil) is a statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,633 at the 2020 United States census. It is situated at an elevation of 10,119 feet (3,084 m). Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States and is surrounded by the two tallest peaks in the state, Mount Elbert and Mount Massive. Leadville is a former silver mining town that lies among the headwaters of the Arkansas River within the Rocky Mountains. The Leadville Historic District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, contains many historic structures and si…

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How Leadville ranks

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#8Most walkable in CO #10Highest graduation rate in CO #23Lowest obesity in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code80461

Area code970

Living in Leadville

Housing in Leadville

$506K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Leadville home is worth about $506,000, up 1.8% in a year, close to the Colorado typical home.

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Safety in Leadville

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Leadville reports less crime per resident than 74% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Leadville 0.8

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Leadville 4.2

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Leadville

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Most working residents leave Leadville for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Copper Mountain (7%), Denver (5%) and Vail (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Copper Mountain

Denver

Vail

Aurora

19%Work in townlive and work in Leadville 28 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 1,175Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Leadville

A⁺

Health Grade A+

Healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Colorado

10better than CO

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▲ 5 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind 2▲ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

6.1%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethCO 9.2% · better 3.9%Fewer adults with COPDCO 5.3% · better

Care nearby

St. Vincent General Hospital DistrictLeadville · 0.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Lake County DentalLeadville · 0.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Leadville

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding⚡ Lightning🏚️ Earthquakes

0Does Leadville flood?no paid flood claims on record 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Leadville

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Climate in Leadville

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Leadville has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 154 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32° / 6°Winter

48° / 20°Spring

71° / 38°Summer

52° / 23°Fall

How much snow does Leadville get?About 154 inches a winter.Rain & snow →Does it ever freeze?In about 100% of years.Frost →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Leadville

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C⁺

School Grade C+

The public schools Leadville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictLake County School District No. R-1Schools3

Lake County Intermediate School C-Elementary · Grades 3–6 · 259 students Lake County High School CHigh · Grades 7–12 · 389 students Cloud City High School D-High · Grades 9–12 · 35 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.